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Posted by: MyWayOnNow 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Soaring number of elderly behind bars sends costs skyrocketing for states. Razor wire topping the fences seems almost a joke at the Men's State Prison, where many inmates are slumped in wheelchairs, or leaning on walkers or canes.

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MyWayOnNow11 months, 2 weeks ago

Tough sentencing laws passed in the crime-busting 1980s and 1990s are largely to blame. It's all fueling an explosion in inmate health costs for cash-strapped states.
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postaphis11 months, 2 weeks ago

Thanks MywayonNow. Thought provoking. Wonder when punishment ends and compassion begins.
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